Table 4

Frequency and ORs and 95% CIs for verbal and physical violence (n=1891)

Experience with verbal aggressionExperience with physical violence
VariablesYes N (%)OR95% CIYes N (%)OR95% CI
Gender
 Male289 (77)1227 (61)1
 Female1213 (80)1.10.8 to 1.6861 (57)0.80.6 to 1.1
Age
 <29 years323 (82)1.9**1.3 to 2.9243 (62)1.8**1.3 to 2.5
 30–39 years367 (84)1.9**1.3 to 2.7280 (64)1.8**1.3 to 2.4
 40–49 years535 (78)1.8**1.0 to 1.8369 (54)1.20.9 to 1.6
 50–59 years257 (73)1174 (50)1
 >60 years20 (69)1.00.4 to 2.312 (41)0.80.3 to 1.8
Workplace
 General hospital724 (80)1516 (57)1
 Outpatient care129 (72)0.80.6 to 1.275 (42)0.70.5 to 0.9
 Inpatient geriatric care310 (81)1.7**1.2 to 2.5251 (65)2.2**1.6 to 2.9
 Workshop for people with disabilities141 (71)0.90.6 to 1.4103 (52)1.10.8 to 1.7
 Residential home for people with disabilities159 (86)1.71.0 to 2.9111 (60)1.30.8 to 2.0
 Other39 (93)2.90.8 to 10.632 (76)2.5**1.1 to 5.7
Profession
 Nurse723 (84)1528 (61)1
 Headnurse/department head218 (80)0.90.6 to 1.3150 (55)0.80.6 to 1.0
 Assistant worker168 (69)0.4**0.3 to 0.6122 (50)0.5**0.4 to 0.7
 Social worker194 (92)1.70.9 to 3.3144 (68)1.10.7 to 1.7
 Physician21 (72)0.60.2 to 1.414 (48)0.60.3 to 1.3
 Trainee62 (73)0.4**0.2 to 0.754 (63)0.80.5 to 1.4
 Other116 (63)0.30.2 to 0.576 (41)0.4**0.3 to 0.6
Training by the institution
 Low569 (83)1409 (60)1
 Intermediate541 (81)0.80.6 to 1.1397 (60)0.90.7 to 1.1
 Good392 (73)0.5**0.4 to 0.7287 (52)0.7**0.6 to 0.9
  • *Adjusted for age, gender and profession.

  • **Statistically significant.